Come
December and the people of Kolkata will get an excellent opportunity to
taste the exotic and sweet orange of Darjeeling as well as delicious
cuisines from the hills.

The second Himalayan Orange Festival
& Rural Tourism Bazaar will be held from December 4 to 6 in Kolkata
and it is being organised by the Association for Conservation &
Tourism in collaboration with City Centre, Salt Lake. The rural tourism
communities of Darjeeling, the Dooars and even eastern Nepal and
southern Bhutan will be participating in the event.

ACT convener Raj Basu said the three-day
fest is aimed at boosting rural tourism and exchanging the various
cultures and traditions of the east Himalayan region.

Orange growers will be awarded on the
basis of the quality of their produce with the parameters including
size, shape, quantity of juice and sweetness of the fruit. Besides the
popular citrus fruit, various traditional foods from the hills and the
Terai-Dooars, such as momo, thukpa, butter tea, dried-fish dishes and
many other popular items will be available at the stalls.

This year, 20 models from north Bengal
and Sikkim will walk the ramp in Kolkata adorning East Himalayan attire
to promote tourism through fashion. Local designer Alka Sharma will be
making the costumes for the models that will include married women as
well. (EOIC)

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Come December and the people of Kolkata will get an excellent opportunity to taste the exotic and sweet orange of Darjeeling as well as delicious cuisines from the hills.